NameSilo vs Squarespace Domains
On the 389 extensions both sell, NameSilo renews cheaper on 327, Squarespace Domains on 62. Across the 20 most registered of them, a year of renewals adds up to $460.93 at NameSilo and $581.00 at Squarespace Domains.
Who is cheaper, extension by extension
389 extensions both sell- Renewal 327 NameSilo Squarespace Domains 62 none the same
- First year 341 NameSilo Squarespace Domains 48 none the same
- Transferwhere both publish a transfer price 353 NameSilo Squarespace Domains 36 none the same
61 extensions only at NameSilo · 42 extensions only at Squarespace Domains · a price within half a cent counts as the same
The extensions people hold
renewal a year, before ICANN's $0.20 where it applies · the 20 most registered both sell- .com NameSilo: $19.99 first year $19.99 Squarespace Domains: $22.00 first year $10.00 $2.01 less at NameSilo 9% cheaper
- .net NameSilo: $15.95 first year $15.95 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $14.00 $4.05 less at NameSilo 20% cheaper
- .org NameSilo: $14.99 first year $10.79 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $9.00 $5.01 less at NameSilo 25% cheaper
- .xyz NameSilo: $17.29 first year $2.79 Squarespace Domains: $25.00 first year $25.00 $7.71 less at NameSilo 31% cheaper
- .top NameSilo: $4.88 first year $1.88 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $15.12 less at NameSilo 76% cheaper
- .nl NameSilo: $7.99 first year $6.98 Squarespace Domains: $9.00 first year $5.40 $1.01 less at NameSilo 11% cheaper
- .shop NameSilo: $38.99 first year $2.99 Squarespace Domains: $60.00 first year $60.00 $21.01 less at NameSilo 35% cheaper
- .info NameSilo: $29.49 first year $5.25 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $10.00 $9.49 less at Squarespace Domains 32% cheaper
- .online NameSilo: $38.50 first year $2.99 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $18.50 less at Squarespace Domains 48% cheaper
- .in NameSilo: $7.95 first year $7.95 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $12.05 less at NameSilo 60% cheaper
- .site NameSilo: $38.50 first year $2.99 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $18.50 less at Squarespace Domains 48% cheaper
- .co NameSilo: $38.99 first year $19.49 Squarespace Domains: $40.00 first year $40.00 $1.01 less at NameSilo 3% cheaper
- .ca NameSilo: $9.99 first year $9.99 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $8.33 $10.01 less at NameSilo 50% cheaper
- .cc NameSilo: $9.99 first year $4.19 Squarespace Domains: $40.00 first year $40.00 $30.01 less at NameSilo 75% cheaper
- .vip NameSilo: $19.49 first year $4.99 Squarespace Domains: $45.00 first year $45.00 $25.51 less at NameSilo 57% cheaper
- .us NameSilo: $7.99 first year $5.49 Squarespace Domains: $20.00 first year $20.00 $12.01 less at NameSilo 60% cheaper
- .app NameSilo: $16.99 first year $10.99 Squarespace Domains: $30.00 first year $30.00 $13.01 less at NameSilo 43% cheaper
- .pro NameSilo: $29.49 first year $3.58 Squarespace Domains: $30.00 first year $10.00 $0.51 less at NameSilo 2% cheaper
- .biz NameSilo: $23.49 first year $7.99 Squarespace Domains: $30.00 first year $30.00 $6.51 less at NameSilo 22% cheaper
- .io NameSilo: $69.99 first year $38.99 Squarespace Domains: $70.00 first year $60.00 $0.01 less at NameSilo 0.0% cheaper
Where the gap is widest
renewal a year, among the most registered extensionsCheaper at NameSilo
Beyond the price
How the honesty score works| Fact | NameSilo | Squarespace Domains |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty score | 86/100 | 77/100 |
| WHOIS privacy | free on eligible TLDs | free on eligible TLDs |
| EU VAT | not established — assume it may be added | adds EU VAT for consumers |
| Accepts | Cards, PayPal, Crypto, Skrill, Wire, Alipay | Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, SEPA, Link |
| Expired names | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption | pre-release riska sale can end recovery before registry redemption |
| Extensions we price | 450 | 431 |
| Coupon codes | none we can verify | none we can verify |
| Based | Phoenix, US, since 2009 | New York, US, since 2003 |
NameSilo
A portfolio-first registrar with free privacy, a public R/N/T price board and a no-fee Discount Program funded through account balance. Domain.Guru compares the ordinary 1–49 retail tier; volume tiers and crossed-out promo baselines remain visible as conditions rather than being passed off as walk-up prices.
Where it wins
- Public registration, renewal and transfer feeds
- Free privacy forever
- No-fee portfolio discount tiers and strong bulk tooling
Where it costs you
- Best tiers require account funds and portfolio volume
- Promotional first years can still renew above the entry price
- Dated interface
Squarespace Domains
The successor to Google Domains' consumer portfolio now exposes its complete standard plan catalogue directly to the public domain-search client. Domain.Guru combines that feed with Squarespace's official TLD rules, so first-year discounts remain separate from the regular renewal and transfer price while multi-year or non-transferable products never enter the annual board.
Where it wins
- Public USD catalogue with normal and current first-year prices for hundreds of TLDs
- Free WHOIS privacy and a polished standalone domain dashboard
- Official TLD guide documents minimum terms and transfer exclusions per extension
Where it costs you
- Pricing is usually higher than domainer-first registrars
- Some country-code transfers follow special rules and are deliberately omitted from comparisons
- Taxes and available payment methods vary with the buyer's billing location
Prices fetched from each shop's own published list — NameSilo's on 1 Nov 2026, Squarespace Domains's on 1 Nov 2026 — in US dollars before tax; the currency switcher converts them. How prices are read
NameSilo and Squarespace Domains, answered
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More head-to-heads
Every pairNameSilo against
- 101domain >99% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Gandi >99% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- INWX 99% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Hover 99% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- one.com 97% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- IONOS 96% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Hostinger 86% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Amazon Route 53 84% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- OVHcloud 55% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Infomaniak 51% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- DreamHost 40% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Epik 32% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- WordPress.com 20% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Sav.com 8% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Dynadot 3% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Porkbun 1% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Spaceship <1% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
- Cloudflare 0% renewed cheaper by NameSilo
Squarespace Domains against
- Gandi 96% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- 101domain 73% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- INWX 71% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- IONOS 65% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- one.com 59% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Hover 49% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Hostinger 26% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Amazon Route 53 23% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- OVHcloud 16% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Infomaniak 15% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- WordPress.com 13% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- DreamHost 11% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Epik 11% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Dynadot 9% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Sav.com 7% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Porkbun 7% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Spaceship 6% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains
- Cloudflare 2% renewed cheaper by Squarespace Domains